Typically questions about a specific character in a movie/tv show.
Typically questions about a specific character in a movie/tv show.
Questions tagged [character]
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Does Mickey Mouse not have a last name?
It may seem like a dumb question, but there are high ranking people in the media world who say that Mickey Mouse does not have a last name. Thus I'm hoping for clarification.
In an interview with Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario (of…
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Has Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent ever been acknowledged in-universe in a movie?
I've seen a lot, but not nearly all, Arnold Schwarzenegger films. And he almost always plays an American, who is never referred to as being an immigrant or something like that. Even when playing a machine in the Terminator franchise, there's nothing…
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Is it normal for actors to name their characters?
In this question it says Will Smith named his character because, if people were going to remember his character's name then it may as well be the same of his work...
Alfonso remarked that Will had to be careful in naming his character,
as people…
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Why are geniuses often portrayed as socially awkward?
There is a Hollywood stereotype that very intelligent characters are often socially awkward and struggle to understand human interaction:
Sherlock Holmes, in almost every interpretation of his character he insults people unknowingly, misses obvious…
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What is the longest running TV role for a child actor?
What is the longest running TV role for an actor who started in the role as a child (regardless of their age at the end of their role)?
I'm especially interested in those that were part of the main cast and/or appeared in the majority of episodes…
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What character/actor combo have appeared in the most movies?
What character/actor combo have appeared in the most movies?
I know Christopher Lee has done at least nine Dracula roles by my count, and a lot of Harry Potter actors reached eight movies in the same role. Hugh Jackman is about to have his seventh…
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Why do comic relief characters tend to be male?
In more serious movies there can be a role called comic relief character which is there to make you laugh a bit and make the movie more colorful.
However, while I was watching a movie with a character like that in it, I noticed, that I can't…
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Why do so many Cary Grant films show him in a shower?
I notice that a great many of Cary Grant films show him in a shower, bathroom or bathhouse, with or without clothes on.
Was this supposed to be some 'trademark' of his at the time that his fans have come to expect (just like most of Hitchcock's…
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Erin Moran nickname in Happy Days
I’m looking for the nickname actress Erin Moran (Joanie) was given in the TV series “Happy Days”.
In the Italian version she was called “sottiletta” but I can’t find the original nickname.
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What makes the nervous and anxious character model of Michael Cera, Jesse Eisenerg etc... so successful?
Although these two specific actors are gradually becoming more confident in the roles that they portray, what is it specifically about the 'stereotypical young adult without any confidence' that we relate to so well? Why do we view these kinds of…
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Name of Lilith in Warrior Nun
The family of Sister Lilith has been a member of The Order, and Catholics since generations. Yet her parents chose to name her after someone who was banished from heaven and is a completely negative (and even demonic) character in the religious…
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Character name choosing - General rules for movies with a "real" universe?
Are there some kind of common or standard rules for naming characters in movies?
I am especially asking with with fictional movies in mind that depict scenarios that are based on more or less realistic universes.
Example given: "Designated…
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How do movies and TV shows "get" characters to perform difficult athletic feats?
I'm using examples from the TV series Hazel, but this could come from any number of sources.
On one show, the title character makes three "strikes" in a row at bowling. On another, she calls, and makes a complex series of pool shots, one after…
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What is the name of this main character cliche?
I know that there is a name for this cliche but I can not remember it or find it anywhere. The cliche consist in the main character matching some specific conditions, and it is usually referred to using the name of one of the first famously known…
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Why are triplets of characters so popular?
I was watching What's new, Scooby Doo? this morning and and one of the show's popular rock groups The Hex Girls (Thorn, Dusk and Luna) were featured in the episode The Vampire Strikes Back:
This made me reflect back to other movies and TV shows,…
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